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DENTINA [1 record]

Record 1 2024-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
  • The Mouth
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The hard portion of the tooth surrounding the pulp, covered by enamel on the crown and cementum on the root, which is harder and denser than bone, but softer than enamel.

OBS

dentine; dentin; dentinum: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
  • Cavité buccale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

La dentine est un tissu jaunâtre et dur. Elle constitue le corps de la couronne et de la racine.

OBS

dentine : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

dentinum : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
  • Boca
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Tejido que constituye la masa principal del diente; se desarrolla a partir de la papila y la pulpa dentales, y en estado maduro se mineraliza.

CONT

La dentina es un tejido duro y con cierta elasticidad, de color blanco amarillento, no vascularizado, que está inmediatamente por debajo del esmalte. Es un tejido formado por una célula llamada odontoblasto localizada en la pulpa dental.

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